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samāraddhā

samāraddha

masc nom pl of samāraddha (pp); fem nom sg of samāraddha (pp); fem nom pl of samāraddha (pp); nt nom pl of samāraddha (pp); …

1. employed together; all engaged
2. engaged; confronted; lit. began
3. initiated; begun; undertaken
4. killed

Built from

• saṁ — prefix · together, completely
  Things brought into one; works like Latin con- and English same.
• ā — prefix · toward, up to
  Reverses motion toward the speaker; concentrates or completes action.
• radh — root · accomplish, be ready
  Sanskrit √rādh 'to prosper, succeed'; the concrete image is readying oneself or gearing up for action.
• dhā — root · place, put
  Past participle stem ending; -dha is the weak form used in nominal compounds.

Analysis. saṁ + ā + √radh, literally 'placed together toward' — the prefix pair saṁ + ā, common in compounds denoting concentration or combined action, joined to the past participle of √radh 'to accomplish, be ready'; here 'engaged together' or 'mutually confronted'.

Etymology. √radh (Sanskrit √rādh 'to accomplish, succeed, prosper') yields raddhā as past participle stem. The prefix pair saṁ + ā (sam- 'together, completely' + ā 'toward, up to') reverses and intensifies: ā normally turns motion verbs toward the speaker, while sam- gathers things into one. Together they convey the sense of things brought into a common state or action — compare samādhi (sam + ā + √dhā) 'collectedness'.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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